Horses out for morning exercise the morning of the day before opening day July 18, 2013, at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The 150th race meet begins Friday. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)

Horses out for morning exercise the morning of the day before opening day July 18, 2013, at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The 150th race meet begins Friday. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)

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Trainer Michele Nehei takes one of her charges out for his morning exercise ride Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The 150th race meet begins Friday. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less

Trainer Michele Nehei takes one of her charges out for his morning exercise ride Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The 150th race meet begins Friday. (Skip ... more

A race horse is captured in a puddle from a sprinkler watering the flowersThursday morning, July 18, 2013, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The 150th race meet begins Friday. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less

A race horse is captured in a puddle from a sprinkler watering the flowersThursday morning, July 18, 2013, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The 150th race meet begins Friday. (Skip ... more